Dr. George K. Dazey and his third wife, Dorcas Dazey, at the trial where Dr. Dazey is accused of the murder of his second wife, Doris S. Dazey, Los Angeles, 1939-1940
Date Created and/or Issued
between December 3, 1939 and March 10, 1940 1939-12-03/1940-03-10
Access to this collection is generously supported by Arcadia funds. Dr. George K. Dazey (far left) and his third wife, Dorcas Dazey (center), at the trial in which Dr. Dazey is accused of murdering his second wife, actress Doris S. Dazey, in 1935. Doris Dazey's death was originally believed to be suicide by monoxide poisoning. However, witnesses claimed that Dr. Dazey had been boasting about committing the "perfect crime" and a night watchman testified to witnessing Dazey carry a woman's body from the house to the garage on the night of the murder. Other factors complicating the trial were the paternity of Doris and George Dazey's child, Doris Dazey's possible mental illness, and false testimonies from some of the witnesses. Dr. Dazey was ultimately acquitted of the crime. Text from original nitrate negative: Schwuchow, Walter- Dr. and Mrs. (parents of Mrs. Geo. Dazey, murdered); Dazey, George -Dr.; Murphy, F.E. -Dep. Sheriff; Dazey, Walter Kendall; Dazey, Dorcas -Mrs Handwritten annotation from nitrate negative: Mrs. (rest is unclear)
Type
image
Format
b&w nitrate negative
Identifier
ark:/21198/zz0025grwh
Language
No linguistic content
Subject
Judicial proceedings--California--Los Angeles Spouses--California--Los Angeles Crime Homicides--California--Los Angeles Disaster Legal Dazey, Dorcas Dazey, George K
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